| Greek A2 Basket League | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 October 2017 – 26 May 2018 | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Promoted | Peristeri Holargos | |||||||||
| Relegated | Arkadikos Papagou AEL Doukas | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Peristeri (3rd title) | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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| ← 2016–17 2018–19 → | ||||||||||
The 2017–18 Greek A2 Basket League was the 32nd season of the Greek A2 Basket League, the second-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. It was the third season with the participation of 16 teams. Playoff and play out games were also held, for a third consecutive season. Peristeri clinched the championship four games before the end of the regular season. Together with the playoffs winners Holargos, they were promoted to the 2018–19 Greek Basket League.
Teams
Athens
Athens teamsAmyntas
Doukas
Ethnikos
Holargos
Maroussi
Papagou
Peristeri
Psychiko
IraklisApollon PatrasArkadikosDoxa LefkadasKastoriaErmis AgiasAELKarditsasclass=notpageimage| 2017–18 Greek A2 Basket League season club locations.
| Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEL | Larissa | Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena | 4,000 |
| Amyntas | Athens (Dafni-Ymittos, Dafni) |
Pyrkal Ymittos Indoor Hall | 600 |
| Apollon Patras | Patras | Apollon Patras Indoor Hall | 3,500 |
| Arkadikos | Tripoli | Tripoli Indoor Hall | 1,000 |
| Doukas | Athens (Marousi) | Dais Gymnasium | 1,200 |
| Doxa Lefkadas | Lefkada | Lefkada Indoor Hall | 1,200 |
| Ermis Agias | Larissa (Agia) | Agias Indoor Sports Arena | 300 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | Athens (Piraeus) | Panagiotis Salpeas Hall | 1,000 |
| Holargos | Athens (Cholargos) | Antonis Tritsis Indoor Hall | 1,665 |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Ivanofeio Sports Arena | 2,500 |
| Karditsas | Karditsa | Karditsa Municipal Sports Center | 550 |
| Kastoria | Kastoria | Dimitris Diamantidis Indoor Hall | 650 |
| Maroussi | Athens (Marousi) | Maroussi Indoor Hall | 1,700 |
| Papagou | Athens (Papagou) | Saloon Indoor Hall | 800 |
| Peristeri | Athens (Peristeri) | Peristeri Indoor Hall | 4,000 |
| Psychiko | Athens (Psychiko) | Psychiko Indoor Hall | 300 |
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peristeri (C, P) | 29 | 28 | 1 | 2452 | 1948 | +504 | Promotion to the Greek Basket League |
| 2 | Holargos (O, P) | 29 | 24 | 5 | 2329 | 2001 | +328 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 29 | 22 | 7 | 2345 | 2148 | +197 | |
| 4 | Apollon Patras | 29 | 20 | 9 | 2337 | 2167 | +170 | |
| 5 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2185 | 2140 | +45 | |
| 6 | Doxa Lefkadas | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2166 | 2190 | −24 | |
| 7 | Amyntas | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2066 | 2050 | +16 | |
| 8 | Ermis Agias | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1976 | 2063 | −87 | |
| 9 | Kastoria | 29 | 13 | 16 | 2101 | 2033 | +68 | |
| 10 | Karditsa | 29 | 13 | 16 | 2044 | 2046 | −2 | |
| 11 | Psychiko (O) | 29 | 13 | 16 | 2060 | 2027 | +33 | Qualification for relegation playoffs |
| 12 | Maroussi (O) | 29 | 10 | 19 | 1962 | 2126 | −164 | |
| 13 | Papagou (R) | 29 | 9 | 20 | 2267 | 2449 | −182 | |
| 14 | Arkadikos (R) | 29 | 7 | 22 | 2117 | 2399 | −282 | |
| 15 | Doukas (R) | 29 | 7 | 22 | 2256 | 2521 | −265 | Relegation to Greek B League |
| 16 | AEL (R) | 29 | 3 | 26 | 2065 | 2489 | −424 |
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Promotion playoffs
In the promotion playoffs, best-of-five playoff series were played. The higher-seeded team hosted the Game 1, Game 2 and Game 5 (if necessary) at home.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2Holargos | 3 | |||||
| 5 Ethnikos Piraeus | 2 | |||||
| 2Holargos | 3 | |||||
| 4Apollon Patras | 0 | |||||
| 3Iraklis Thessaloniki | 1 | |||||
| 4Apollon Patras | 3 | |||||
Relegation playoffs
| Final | ||||
| 11Psychiko | 70 | 82 | ||
| 14 Arkadikos | 62 | 66 | ||
| Final | ||||
| 12Maroussi | 71 | 74 | ||
| 13Papagou | 62 | 72 | ||
See also
References
- "Α2 Ανδρών: Πρωταθλήτρια η ομάδα του Περιστερίου". basket.gr. Archived from the original on 2018-04-14.
External links
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